Change and permanence of urban open spaces : analysis of change and permanence of open space patterns in expanding urban environments

Abstract

This thesis is an investigation of the process of change in physical environments. Specific focus is fixed on the patterns of change of urban open spaces. The intend of the study is to produce some design guidelines for changing urban environments with provided continuity of patterns. In its sequence the thesis illustrates three chapters. The first chapter clarifies the adapted premises of the study. A case study from southwest Anatolia is introduced in the second chapter and analysis is done for the assessment of the range of change in this particular case. The third chapter is conclusive and attempts to produce alternative design guidelines for future development of the case study.